María Salud Ramírez Caballero, inspiration for ‘Mama Coco,’ dead at 109

María Salud Ramírez Caballero, inspiration for ‘Mama Coco,’ dead at 109

María Salud Ramírez Caballero — the woman who allegedly inspired the character of Mamá Coco in the Disney film “Coco” — has died at age 109. Caballero passed away in Santa Fe de la Laguna on Oct. 16 in Michoacán, Western Mexico — where she was born over a century ago. She was reportedly known … Read more